Pati Jinich is host of the popular Emmy and James Beard nominated PBS series Pati's Mexican Table, author of two cookbooks, and resident chef at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC. This is her official website where she shares recipes from her show and new recipes in her blog, plus upcoming events, recent news, and more.

Heat a large 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Once it is hot, add chorizo, and cook, crumbling as it cooks with a wooden spoon or spatula, until it has browned and crisped, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the onion and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until it softens. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, less than 1 minute. Add the celery, apples, pecans, thyme, marjoram, and salt and continue cooking for 5 to 6 more minutes, until the celery and apples have softened.

Scrape the mixture into a big bowl. Toss in the corn bread, pour in the chicken broth, and mix gently with a spatula or large wooden spoon until well combined.

Transfer the stuffing to a baking dish. Pour the reserved 1 cup cooking juices from the turkey over the stufﬁng and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes, or until it is hot throughout and the top is crisped.

Heat a large 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Once it is hot, add chorizo, and cook, crumbling as it cooks with a wooden spoon or spatula, until it has browned and crisped, about 5 minutes.

Stir in the onion and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes, until it softens. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, less than 1 minute. Add the celery, apples, pecans, thyme, marjoram, and salt and continue cooking for 5 to 6 more minutes, until the celery and apples have softened.

Scrape the mixture into a big bowl. Toss in the corn bread, pour in the chicken broth, and mix gently with a spatula or large wooden spoon until well combined.

Transfer the stuffing to a baking dish. Pour the reserved 1 cup cooking juices from the turkey over the stufﬁng and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes, or until it is hot throughout and the top is crisped.

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I Am excited to try this recipe for Christmas. I’ve tried several of your recipes & have loved then all. I find your travels mingling with the beautiful people of Mexico are wonderful & it reminds me of my own travels visiting the beautiful people of Mexico, Venezuela & Puerto Rico. You truly are a “people person”

Pati, I have tried both of the cornbread recipes you suggested, both looked done but weren’t on the inside.
The other problem I had was with how dense these cornbreads are there is not even close to eight cups.
Suggestions?
Thank you

Pati, I made this stuffing recipe for last night’s Thanksgiving dinner and everyone LOVED it! I want to share this recipe with my sister-in-law in Mexico. Do you have your recipes translated in spanish?

Your “Chorizo, Apple and Corn bread stuffing looks delicious but I never tried it before. I’m not Mexican eather.I live in Indiana I watch your cook shows your cook shows are awesome and I saw your cooking show of how how to make a Mexican Thanksgiving feast and I remember that you done a taste test on your friend or whoever it is. I would like you as a cook for everyone in the world. I love how you cook it is amazing. I love waching your shows on TV.

My daughter and her friends had a Friendsgiving yesterday and we tried this yesterday. It was delicious, the chorizo, apples and pecans was delightful. All the guest loved! Love the show and recipes, thank you for all do! Have a happy thanksgiving with your family. Martha from Houston!

Is the pablano corn bread the one you use to make the stuffing? I just want the base recipe which I think is what that big delicious chunk looked like that you roughly crumbled to make the stuffing. Thank you for taking the time to reply to me. I was so shocked to see your message.

So, Pati,we’re totally doing this next Thursday. Sounds awesome. Seems like the recipe fell off the table before it was completed. I’m pretty sure we can get it done from here, but for the sake of completion, what is the recommended temp and time and those kind of details? Have you ever stuffed this in the bird? Gracious. Mucho gusto!

Dear Paty, I think this year I want to make your stuffing to have a choice at our table! why not. I have a question. when you say chorizo, what type of chorizo are you using, is it the (Langoniza kind, that will be crumbly when cooked like sausage? or is it the one that turns liquidy-that one is usually for flavoring our food right, and of course for eggs) Thank you for your time.

Patti,
Hola! The Mexican Chorizo for the stuffing, am I to use the chorizo that is “seco”? The dried ones they have hanging in the carniceria? Other packaged chorizo’s in tubes have a “wet” texture that renders alot of fat and very little chorizo crumbles.

Place stuffing into a ?”x?” baking dish. Place into a preheated oven at ? degrees and bake for ? minutes and the top is ? in color. OR Place into the cavity of the turkey and cook until the internal temperature is ? degrees. Please.

Sorry about this, Martin. I usually make it with the turkey recipe that’s linked in the ingredient section! You can bake it solo in the baking dish of your choice (I use a 9×12) at 350 for 20 minutes or until the top is crisp. Enjoy! =)